I shall be leaving shortly for a few weeks to Italy, and it is therefore very important for me to know whether my trip to Brussels is necessary.

Accept, dear comrade, my brotherly greetings.

Vl. Ulyanov

First published in French in 1962

in the journal "Cahiers du Monde

Russe et Sovietique" No. 4

Published in Russian

for the first time, from a photocopy of the manuscript

Translated from the French

Sent from Geneva to Brussels

First printed